Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 64 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-04 20:21:37 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 104.256° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.264 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.3western Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.921 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.1western Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tlvd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.